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V ADVERTISING CARD. No. 261,889. Patented Aug. 1, 1882.

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UNITED STATES PATENT v OEFrcE.

HARRIS C. WILKINSON, 0F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

ADVERTISING-CARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 261,889, dated August1, 1882.

Application filed May 25, 1882.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRIS O. WILKINSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at the city of Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inAdvcrtisingGards, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to produce both an attractive and usefularticle that will be preserved by the party to whom presented, and thusconstitute a permanent advertisement that will be effective either inthe light or in darkness.

My invention consists in combining and arranging, With a card suitablefor bearingtadvertisements, a receptacle for matches or other articles,the front of which is treated with a phosphorescent or other compoundcapable of evolving light, so that the position of the receptacle andcard can be readily ascertained in the dark.

The accompanying drawing represents a perspective view of one of myadvertising-cards.

The card A is of board, paper, or other suitable material adapted to beprinted or painted upon, or otherwise provided with the advertisin gmatter.

A pocket or receptacle, B, is secured to the face of the board Ain anydesired position and in any convenient manner, the essential feature ofits construction being that its front exposed side, I), shall beprovided with a coat or layer of luminous paint, sulphide of calcium,

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phosphorescent compound, I), or other material capable of evolvinglight. 3 r

This device, although it may be made to receive a variety of articlesand adapted to various uses, is especially appropriate for use as amatch-holder, since in the dark it indicates positively and visibly theposition of the holder.

When used as a match-receptacle, I intend to provide the card A alsowith a piece of sandpaper or other roughened surface as a convenient andready means ofigniting the matches.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

1. As a new article of manufacture, an advertising-card, A, providedwith a pocket or receptacle, B, the front or exposed side of A which isprovided with a layer or coating of a 50 compound capable of evolvinglight, substantially in the manner and for the purpose described.

2. As a new article of manufacture, an advertising-card, A, providedwith a match-receptacle, B, the front or exposed side of whichreceptacle is provided with a layer or coat of a compoundcapableofevolving light and with a roughened surface, a, upon whichmatches may be ignited, constructed substantially in 60 the manner andfor the purpose described.

HARRIS O. WILKINSON.

Witnesses:

LEwIs B. ROBERTSON, WILLIAM H. CLARKSON.

